Storm log
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
0.88-inch hail in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service logged five storm reports within 20 miles, all of them hail. It issued four severe thunderstorm warnings for Rice County; two of them included Faribault.
- Largest hail in Faribault
- 0.88 in.8:53 p.m.
- Largest hail within 20 miles
- 1 in.3 miles northeast of Owatonna
- Storm reports
- 5Within 20 miles
- Warnings
- 4For Rice County
- Under a warning
- 1 hr 50 minFaribault, under a tornado, severe thunderstorm or flash flood warning
- Faribault warned
- YesTwo warnings
- Forecast that morning: The Storm Prediction Center's outlook that morning, issued at 8:01 a.m., had Faribault in a slight risk of severe storms. Its chances within 25 miles of Faribault: a tornado 5%; hail 1 inch or larger 30%; wind 58 mph or stronger 30%.
- In 2007: Rice County's sixth day with a severe thunderstorm warning, and the 19th storm day of the year.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 7:32 to 8:30 p.m.
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 8:25 to 9:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 9:12 to 10:15 p.m.; over Faribault
- Severe thunderstorm warning, 10:14 to 10:57 p.m.
- 5 storm reports, 8:19 to 9:49 p.m.
Bars: warnings, from issue to end; filled when the warning covered Faribault. Dots: storm reports at the time of each.
- Temperature 54° to 90°
- Wind gusts to 23 mph
- Pressure 29.98 to 30.13 in.
High 90° at 3:36 p.m., low 54° at 1:16 a.m. Peak gust 23 mph at 1:16 p.m. Shaded: the storm's round (7:32 to 10:57 p.m.). The airport reports about every 20 minutes, so a gust between its reports isn't in this record. Pressure is its altimeter setting, in inches of mercury. Over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time.
- Hail 5
- Severe thunderstorm warning outlines 4
- Hail dots are sized by the hail.
- Faribault
- 20 miles
Readings saved when the warning ended
Chanhassen radar (KMPX), saved during the warning
Within 20 miles of Faribault, from the National Weather Service; the numbers match the map.
- Lonsdale 2
- Faribault 1
- Owatonna 1
- Waterville 1
| No. | Time | Report | Where | From Faribault | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:19 p.m. | Hail 0.75 in. (penny) | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 2 | 8:29 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Lonsdale | 15 miles northwest of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 3 | 8:53 p.m. | Hail 0.88 in. (nickel) | in Faribault | In Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 4 | 9:25 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | 3 miles northeast of Owatonna | 13 miles south of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
| 5 | 9:49 p.m. | Hail 1 in. (quarter) | in Waterville | 16 miles west of Faribault | Trained storm spotter |
Each opens to its details. “What happened” is this site's own check, not the National Weather Service's verification: a report of the warning's kind, at warning size, inside its outline while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 7:32 to 8:30 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 7:32 p.m.
- In effect until
- 8:30 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 8:25 to 9:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 8:25 p.m.
- In effect until
- 9:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- Yes: hail 1 in. (quarter) in Lonsdale at 8:29 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning 9:12 to 10:15 p.m. Included Faribault
- Issued
- 9:12 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:15 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- Yes, inside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
Severe thunderstorm warning 10:14 to 10:57 p.m. Faribault outside
- Issued
- 10:14 p.m.
- In effect until
- 10:57 p.m.
- Area
- The outline the weather service drew (on the map)
- Faribault
- No, outside its area.
- What happened (the site's check)
- No report of its kind at warning size fell inside it while it was in effect.
- June 21, 2013: Wind damage in Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 22, 2015: 1-inch hail in Elko New Market; Faribault under a severe thunderstorm warning
- June 18, 2014: Up to 1-inch hail in Faribault under a flood warning
Storm days since 2005 whose first tag is Hail, as this one's is, nearest in largest hail, then in time of year; never within two days of this one.